Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "lava" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

volcano

Derived Terms

fat lava hot lava lava bear lava bomb lava bread lava cake lava cone lava dome lava field lava flow lava lake lava lamp lava millstone lava sledding lava tube lava ware lava-like lavacicle lavafall lavaform lavaless lavalike lavascape laze molten lava cake the floor is lava

Etymologically Related To

lave

Context

hinduism proscribed

Has Property

hot liquid rock melted rock from volcanoes molten molten rock

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

volcanic rock

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

cryolava pillow lava

Type Of (IsA)

liquid ground volcanic rock

Made Of

molten rock

Related Terms

aa lavalava pahoehoe

Related Terms

aa crater fissure lava lamp lava millstone lava ware magma pahoehoe ramayana rock rāma sita volcano

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.